Judge Hunter hires private lawyers

3:05 PM,
May 9, 2013

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Judge Tracie Hunter, who has asked the public to pay for a private attorney to defend her in lawsuits filed against her by the media but been denied, now is represented by three private attorneys.

Three attorneys - David Singleton and Rob Wall of the Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Terence Brennan - filed documents earlier this week on Hunter's behalf in a case where she is being sued by WCPO television and its parent company over a dispute about access to the public courtroom.

The three attorneys then filed the appropriate paperwork to represent Hunter in the case even though the Hamilton County ...